Albertus Antonius Hinsz

Memorial stone in the Lutherse Kerk, Groningen: "Between the eastern pillars of this church in grave 18 lies the organ builder Albertus Antonie Hinsz"

Albertus Antonius Hinsz (also: Albert Anthoni Hinsch; * 1704 in Hamburg ; † March 17, 1785 in Uithuizen , Netherlands) was an organ builder in the Netherlands who continued the tradition of Arp Schnitger .

Life

Albertus Antonius Hinsz possibly completed his apprenticeship with Joachim Richborn and / or with Franz Caspar Schnitger . In 1728 he settled in Groningen and married the widow Franz Caspar Schnitger on December 28, 1732 and also took over his workshop. Hinsz built numerous works in the provinces of Groningen and Friesland in the north German organ building tradition, which are still largely preserved. In terms of sound, they are distinguished by the third-octave mixtures, which give the Hinsz organs their characteristic “golden” sheen. From a visual point of view, the structure of the Propekt is based on the example of Arp Schnitger. He had a lifelong friendship with Jacob Wilhelm Lustig , who was also from Hamburg and was the organist at the Martinikerk in Groningen . Hinsz died during the construction work on the organ in Uithuizermeeden . His grave is in Groningen (Lutherse Kerk), where a plaque commemorates him today. After his death, his stepson Frans Casper Snitger Jr. took over . together with Heinrich Hermann Freytag his workshop, which continued the tradition of Arp Schnitger in the Netherlands until the 19th century. His journeymen were to continue his work and have a lasting impact on the northern Dutch organ culture in the next generation.

plant

The Roman number denotes the number of manuals , a capital "P" indicates an independent pedal , a lower-case "p" denotes an attached pedal and the Arabic number indicates the number of sounding registers .

year	place	church	image	Manuals	register	Remarks
1729-1730 / 1740	Groningen	Martinikerk		III / P	47	Hinsz completed the renovation work started by FC Schnitger on the Arp Schnitger organ and expanded the organ in 1740; radical changes were made later, so that today (III / P / 52) only 2–3 registers from Hinsz are preserved. → organ
1731	Zandeweer	Hervormde Kerk		II / p	16	First new organ in Hinsz; Changes in disposition in the 19th and 20th centuries
1733-1734	Leens	Petruskerk		II / P	27	New organ; Changes in the 19th and 20th centuries
1735-1736	Loppersum	Hervormde Kerk		II / p	20th	New pipework in the main organ from 1562; In 1803 HH Freytag replaced the pipe work of the Rückpositiv
1738	Kampen	Broederkerk		III / P	32	New organ using older registers from the previous organ; 1822 reconstruction by A. van Gruisen (II / p); later further extensions and changes
1738	Utrecht	University auditorium		I / p		New organ for the Lutheran Church in Deventer; 1963 Extension conversion to II / P / 22
1739	Bronkhorst	Hervormd Kapel		I.	7th	New construction of a cabinet organ for Utrecht (?); Changes in disposition in the 19th century; different locations
1741-1743	Kampen	Bovenkerk		III / p	33	Extension of the Slegel organ (1676) to make it the largest organ in Hinsz; 1790 extension by HH Freytag and FC Schnitger to include a free pedal and a breastwork (IV / P / 46); later further changes, today IV / P / 56 → organs of the Bovenkerk (Kampen)
1744	Appingedam	Nicolaikerk		II / p	20th	New organ; very well preserved
1751	Meeden	Benedictuskerk		I / p	8th	Organ conversion using a large part of the pipework from the previous organ by Jost Sieburg (1643)
1752/1768	Noordbroek	Dorpskerk		II / P	24	Extension of the Arp Schnitger organ (1696) and changes to the disposition; 1809 reconstruction by HH Freytag; 1855 Changes to the disposition by Petrus van Oeckelen → Organ of the Dorpskerk Noordbroek
1754	Kampen	Buitenkerk		II / P	20th	New organ built using older pipes
1756-1758	Peize	Hervormde Kerk		II / P	22nd	Extension of an older organ by A. Verbeeck (1631) and Arp Schnitger (1696–1697) by a Rückpositiv; The organ was in de Peper-Gasthuiskerk in Groningen until 1862
1765	Tzum	Hervormde Kerk		II / p	20th	Reconstruction of the Stevens organ
1763-1766	Empty	Big church		II / p	21st	Hinsz rebuilt the predecessor organ by Marten de Mare (1609) into a quasi new organ, expanded the main work in terms of its disposition and keyboard range, and provided it with a new case and added a Rückpositiv. Today the → organ has III / P / 37.
1766-1767	Sex beer	Hervormde Kerk		II / P	27	New organ; Pipework completely replaced except for one register from 1922–24; six Hinz registers went to Boornbergum , one to Waaxens and four to Sebaldeburen
1769	Wassenaar	Dorpskerk		II / p	13	New organ; 1792 addition of a return positive by L. van Dam, today I / p / 20
1770	Haren	Dorpskerk		I / P	13	New organ
1772	Midwolda	Hervormde Kerk		II / P	33	New organ; very well preserved original condition
1774	Groningen	Pelstergasthuiskerk		II / p	20th	Extension of the Arp Schnitger organ (1693/1712); 1875 Changes to the disposition by P. van Oeckelen → Organ
1775-1776	Harlingen	Grote Kerk		II / P	34	New organ; 1864 Changes by P. van Oeckelen
1776-1777	Dantumawoude	Benedictuskerk		I / p	8th	New organ
1777-1778	Minnertsga	Hervormde Kerk		II / p	20th	New organ; Burned in 1947
1777-1780	Clearing	Hervormde Kerk		II / p	17th	New organ
1776-1781	Bolsward	Martinikerk		II / P	34	New organ; 1861 Addition of a breastwork by L. van Dam, today II / P / 42
1781-1783	Driesum	Grote Kerk		I / p	11	New organ; various changes in the 19th and 20th centuries
1783	Godlinze	Hervormde Kerk		I / p	12	Conversion of the two-manual Arp Schnitger organ (1704) into a one-manual work
1780-1785	Uithuizermeeden	Hervormde Kerk		II / P	28	Last new organ that he no longer completed; later various changes by other organ builders

literature

• Jan Jongepier (Red.): A constant organ maker. Grandchildren ask about the work of the organ maker Albertus Anthoni Hinsz (1704–1785). Stichting Groningen Orgelland, Groningen 1994, ISSN  0168-1893 .

Web links

• Organ in Noordbroek
• Organ in Bolsward
• Organ in Kampen
• Dispositions of Hinzs organs (PDF file; 232 kB)